Dog Days of Summer

So we have a new member in our Family...a cute little maltese puppy named Lola. It is a very good thing she's cute at this point. Because she is most definately a puppy. In every sense of the word. What was I thinking?? We already have four children, I guess I needed another.
Today, Keegan decided he was going to baptize her in the pool...by immersion, yes. He threw her in the pool...luckily I saw, and she kept her head out of the water. All fun and games until I took her out and she no longer looked like cute little Lola. She looked like a drowned rat. Her head was all fluffy still and the rest of her was "skinny to the bones", the girls said. The boys were both terrified of her and I had to carry them screaming into the house. Poor Lola didn't know what happened to her. Ashlynn asked, "Is she ever going to look the same again?" and ran to her room crying. It was all quite hilarious, after the fact. I brushed her out and gave her a little blow-dry and she was just as cute as ever.
Never a dull moment at the Tempke's.

Inspiration

So I have been inspired to post an update by my new and very sweet friend April Winslow. She is new to our area and in a very similar spot in her life...as far as being a Pastor's Wife. She is not just any Pastor's wife though,She is wife to a Man who is answering the Call of God to Plant a Church. It isn't an easy job to "start" a Church from scratch. Especially when you move to a whole new part of the Country. Not just across town or even across state. She has came from a far away place and left all of her friends and Family...all things familiar in her life. She is an inspiration, and I know God is going to Bless her tremendously. I am thankful to have met her and even more thankful to call her my friend. We are all in this together, and sometimes we just need a friend.